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Leaves
Journal & News
Leaves are the single pages of a book and these short pieces of writing are my scattered leaves, reflections of events of the day and the journey of creating this space, virtual and real - and all of the flashes of inspiration this garden brings me.
This virtual space is also a diary of what I'll "leave" behind in case these random thoughts contribute in some way to others lives.
And finally, leaves are what make the compost for the next season of growth.
Feeding the new generation...
Astrology & Wisdom
Dive into astrology, seasonal cycles, and timeless wisdom to guide your personal growth and deepen your connection with nature.
The Gift of Insomnia
Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight. You may find yourself tossing and turning in bed - I think of this as a sign that the soul aspect wants to have a chat with you and can't get an appointment during the busyness of the typical human day! The best way to let it know that you're available is to get up and go outside and look up at the night sky. The moon and stars want to gift you their light as much
elementalgarden
Nov 32 min read
Who's in Charge of your Power?
Are you a Boss or Employee? I'm exploring this idea in reference to Mobile Devices. Does the device tell us what to do and when, does it own our time with meaningless distractions? Does it control the way we feel, depending on what appears on its display? Has it got more perceived power because it makes the decisions? Does it ping and make annoying sounds to enslave attention, sometimes causing embarrassment at inconvenient times? Is it an addictive pleasure that is 'outside
elementalgarden
Oct 10, 20243 min read
Connections
When the mind opens, the heart softens, the eyes see more clearly.
elementalgarden
Oct 5, 20241 min read
Rainbow's End
The poem has changed (the only constant eh!) and I decided not to delete the original because I wanted the creative process we all experience to be shown through this medium. I didn't decide in my head to change the poem, I just woke up and felt in my body the yearning of the elements to be shared in their fullness and the words appeared. Nature wants to be known, accepted, loved for all her forms of expression. She is in each of us. Sometimes I rage. Sometimes I laugh.
elementalgarden
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Storms of Life
Earth Quakes Waters Flow Fires Burn Winds Blow No Mistakes Storms Build Tides Turn Life Healed Remember Love Change is Here People Learn No Need to Fear Flowers Grow Connections too People Yearn Tomorrow’s New
elementalgarden
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Boring!
How many people say that life is boring, dull? How many people think they themselves are boring? It used to be the favourite word of the average child and in the empty space we were left to discover our own creativity or find less beneficial ways of easing the mind-numbing dullness of modern material life, where we appear to have it all, yet at the same time know something essential is missing. So why is it, all too often those bright souls who dare to be different, quirky,
elementalgarden
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Body Elemental
Last night in a dream-walk, I was reminded of what matters – ‘matter’. We find ourselves temporarily on this plane of existence called Earth, in a space-suit called a physical body. It is animated by the 4 elements of nature – Air, Fire, Water and Earth, the elements are the ingredients. Our particular unique recipe concoction is the matter we’ve been given to take care of, to learn to balance, to use sensitively and enjoy for the span of the lifetime we have available to us
elementalgarden
Sep 13, 20248 min read
Human Being - Being Human
Maybe everything in the life that we see is a mirror image and we’re trapped in the illusion rather than being free to walk away and live our real lives? We’re called Human Beings yet we’re given labels and names and certificates to prove we exist (?) or to catalogue us? And by whom? To what purpose? We live in boxes, mental and physical. Our life is just comfortable enough not to dig too deep or scratch the surface of existence. We’re lulled into sleep-walking through life.
elementalgarden
Aug 11, 20245 min read
J is for Judgement
Judgement is one of the 'Powers'...that humanity has been blessed to experience. This 'power' is for personal use, to feel and assess, using the scales, whether an experience would be good for us or not. As soon as the power of Judgement is turned upon another, it has become a weapon, like the sword above. We can never know another soul's path. It is always our choice how to use our Power of Judgement and once we have this awareness, all we can do is exercise it everyday, to
elementalgarden
Jul 31, 20241 min read
Dawn Calls - A New Day
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/c0e6ad_3b7cafdba4de4657990cf6af51fd4af4.mp3 What are the first thoughts and feelings you have upon waking? Do these first moments of consciousness speak to you of newness, freshness and the unimaginable? Or is the day already set, is it predictable, limited, recorded, a programme of dread or of already ‘knowing’ what the day ahead will bring because it will be a photocopy of yesterday? The image is already held within you. The source of the pr
elementalgarden
Jul 23, 20241 min read
The Wrong Body
When I was 9 years old I went to try out for after school gymnastics club. I loved all the extra-curricular activities that were available and wanted to try out everything. Mum was a single parent and we had no car, so school was the centre of my young existence. I loved what was available there for me to experience – in the early days it was my safe place to be, home away from home. In the gymnasium, the school teacher told me that I had “the wrong body for gymnastics”. That
elementalgarden
Jul 21, 20243 min read
From Worriers to Warriors!
A worry is a concern, one that often niggles away – as it burrows deeper like the worm that it is, it has the potential to become a full-blown fear. And that’s only one worm, today we have countless worm-worries burrowing holes in our psyche, if we don’t consciously pay attention to them. At the point of acknowledging there is a worry, comes a choice. Distract and numb oneself into oblivion using some method or other (there are plenty of socially acceptable ones in our cultur
elementalgarden
Jul 13, 20242 min read
A Stable Life
When we moved to Elemental in 2014, a miniature pony lived there, so we set about finding her a new forever home. Her old stable eventually became a duck house next to the chicken coop in a messy part of the garden. One day, after feeding the birds and daydreaming, I looked across the valley and thought what a wonderful view they have and I'm pretty sure it's wasted on them! Whenever I approach hubby and say..."I was thinking...", his body language says "oh no, what now...?
elementalgarden
Jul 13, 20242 min read
The Promise of a Winter Garden
We’ve been told stories that soldiers at war are courageous. That to battle and take life from others is brave. To harm, destroy and poison is the way forward to a more peaceful world. All around the Earth, stories are being told of her people growing further apart, fear rising, ideas of war and division and righteousness, like scattered seeds, blowing in the wind. I believe the winds of change are here though and those seeds of destruction will blow far away. The Winter Gar
elementalgarden
Jul 9, 20242 min read
The Remembering of Yule
Yule is a celebration day marked on the Celtic Wheel of the Year – the shortest day and longest night and the gateway to Winter. In Elemental’s world the leaves have all fallen from the willows and their naked frames mean we can see more of the hills beyond. I look forward to many nights of the logburner warming the kitchen and the little lights twinkling on our Yule tree, a baby evergreen that sprouted on the roadside, brought inside to brighten Winter’s darkness. Health is
elementalgarden
Jun 21, 20242 min read
The Garden
I thought I was creating a Garden but eventually realised... the Garden is creating me.
elementalgarden
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Our Pinocchio Lives
The past is full of treasure from the fairy tales and stories of mythology that are packed full of lessons and human problems still common to us all today. Pinocchio is the story of a wooden puppet, who tells lies and therefore is unable to become real. Along his journey he gets distracted for a time in Pleasure Island. How many of us today have become stuck and distracted on Pleasure Island, thinking that's all there is, keep us isolated yet together on an island of experien
elementalgarden
Jun 4, 20244 min read
Dog Tales
Ever seen a dog running around and around in circles chasing its tail? Tails are tales. Stories. We’re just like them if we can see it. Going round and round in our heads, chasing our tales. Mentally, silently, sometimes driving ourselves completely mad. If I turned up the volume inside your head so that everyone could hear the voices there – what would you feel, how would you react? First, how would you feel about yourself and what others could hear? Guilt, shame, embarrassm
elementalgarden
May 19, 20244 min read
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